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>>> "Stuart Gordon, J.D."<br></span><div>Attached is this week's <em>NASMHPD Weekly Update</em>, containing:</div><div><br></div><div>(1) details on the <em>Families First Coronavirus Act</em> signed yesterday by President Trump, which provides for two weeks of paid sick leave for individuals absent from work because of the coronavirus, an enhanced Federal Medicaid match for states during the coronavirus emergency, funding for nutritional food programs for the elderly and SNAP beneficiaries, and coverage for cost-free testing for the COVID-19 virus for the uninsured and under private insurance, Medicare Advantage or original Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, Veterans Administration health care, the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, and TRICARE;</div><div><br></div><div>(2) a compilation of recent guidance documents issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on navigating Medicaid and Medicare, and Stafford Act waivers under those programs, including guidance documents on the less-restricted use of telemedicine;</div><div><br></div><div>(3) a report on the <em>Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT)</em> program for teens struggling with mental illness;</div><div><br></div><div>(4) this week's Crisis Now <em>CrisisTalk </em>blog entitled <em>Life as You Know It is Canceled</em>, which suggests we can all get through the current crisis if we work together;</div><div><br></div><div>(5) updates on conferences canceled and rescheduled because of COVID-19 precautions; and</div><div><br></div><div>(6) a number of new SMI Adviser webinars, including one scheduled for Friday on <em>Telepsychiatry in the Era of COVID-19.</em></div><span style="margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><br></span><div>Have a good weekend, and ...<br></div><span id="GWSignatureSent" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><span style="display: block;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline-block; -ms-word-wrap: normal;">
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Stuart Yael Gordon<br>Senior Director of Policy & Communications<br>National Association of State Mental<br> Health Program Directors<br>66 Canal Center Plaza<br>Suite 302<br>Alexandria, VA 22314</font></div><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2">703-682-7552<br>cell: 443-808-5203 or 716-994-4029</font></font></div></span></span></span><span style="margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><br></span><br>
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